Union with Christ

Introduction

In our Christian life, we often encounter personal struggles and failures, that is, we often fail to meet our expectations of what we think a Christian ought to be like. Even though we try to overcome our weaknesses and shortcomings, we frequently commit the same errors time and time again. Why can we not attain victorious Christian living? Is it possible that something fundamental is missing in our Christian experience? Does the Word of God teach a more effective way of growing in Christ? We believe that it does through the believers’ appropriation of their union with Jesus Christ.

The goal of this work is to expound on the biblical teaching of the believers’ union with Christ, which consists of two elements: our position in Christ and Christ’s presence in us. Jesus expressed it concisely in John 14:20: “…you in Me, and I in you.” In this work, we will attempt, with God’s help and on the basis of Holy Scripture, to clearly define the concept of the believers’ union with Christ and describe how to appropriate this truth in our personal Christian experience. We will discover that the study and application of this theme can aid us both in our spiritual lives and in our lives in general.